League Play-Off

Higbury Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cipriano Cefero started the match with the kick off. Justino Frasquito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute of the match Mariano Txomin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Justino Frasquito skillfully saved the ball. When Dario Osorio fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal F.C.'s protests and gave Dario Osorio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Arsenal F.C.'s Dario Osorio got a free kick in the 8th minute. Cipriano Cefero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Justino Frasquito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samsung's Cipriano Cefero got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Justino Frasquito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Chago in the 16th minute of play. Dario Osorio was shown his second yellow card after 16 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 17th match minute, Arsenal F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Osorio to maneuver through the defense. After 18 minutes of play, Samsung's Cipriano Cefero made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Justino Frasquito was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Arsenal F.C. booed when Samsung was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulino Ibañez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severino Urtungo having to interfere. Silvestre Bonadona charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvestre Bonadona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 29th match minute, Samsung was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Bonadona to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute of the match Abelardo Ganix sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Severino Urtungo skillfully saved the ball. Justino Frasquito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Cefero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Samsung's Alfredo Chago got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Silvestre Bonadona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Justino Frasquito. Arsenal F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Alfredo Chago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Justino Frasquito was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 39 minutes into the match, Alfredo Chago notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Arsenal F.C.'s Justino Frasquito. Justino Frasquito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Justino Frasquito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Chago, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Paulino Ibañez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Severino Urtungo, 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulino Ibañez made a kick off. Samsung's Alfredo Chago got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alfredo Chago blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justino Frasquito having to make a save. Alfredo Chago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Justino Frasquito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arsenal F.C.'s Justino Frasquito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Cefero in the 58th minute of play. After having played for 61 minutes, Cipriano Cefero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samsung's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Cefero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 66th minute Cipriano Cefero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justino Frasquito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Samsung's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Ibañez came free, but Severino Urtungo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 played minutes Arsenal F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Martin Gonsalvo. In the 85th minute, Arsenal F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alfredo Chago fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alfredo Chago recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute, Alfredo Chago got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Justino Frasquito made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Alfredo Chago sent off a good shot on target. The Arsenal F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Samsung were clearly better and deserved to take the win.